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Just started learning Chinese two days ago. I am having trouble recognizing the stroke order of characters. For example: tā (feminine) is written in an order I did not expect. I printed out...", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xosqyd/please_help_me_understand_this_stroke_order/" }, { "title": "If learning characters is also one of your habits, you definitely should know that there is one for a", "score": 86, "comments": 16, "created_utc": 1793801900.794, "snippet": "", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xnpd7h/if_learning_characters_is_also_one_of_your_habits/" }, { "title": "玩儿 is wár, not wán-er", "score": 73, "comments": 81, "created_utc": 1794044715.94, "snippet": "the n doesn't survive. 玩儿 is one syllable, wár, and 儿 never gets a beat of its own. i only noticed when a learner asked why it's spelled wán. does your book write it as wán-er?", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xq2mhr/玩儿_is_wár_not_wáner/" }, { "title": "Is this true?", "score": 66, "comments": 35, "created_utc": 1793890282.444, "snippet": "My chinese teacher at university told us that you can‘t say just your surename when you introduce yourself. Like，you always have to say: 你好！我姓张，叫张三。 And that people always refer to each other with...", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xokl5d/is_this_true/" } ], "newest_posts": [ { "title": "Advice on books to learn read/write Chinese language based on character themes/stories/families.", "score": 1, "comments": 0, "created_utc": 1794383226.358, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xtbv1x/advice_on_books_to_learn_readwrite_chinese/" }, { "title": "Advice for Studying Chinese", "score": 1, "comments": 0, "created_utc": 1794369108.819, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xt7q5j/advice_for_studying_chinese/" }, { "title": "What is 安慰?", "score": 1, "comments": 0, "created_utc": 1794362882.142, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xt5mb3/what_is_安慰/" }, { "title": "5 Useful Mandarin Expressions from a Story About Dreams and Space Exploration", "score": 1, "comments": 0, "created_utc": 1794359174.811, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xt4bts/5_useful_mandarin_expressions_from_a_story_about/" }, { "title": "Tell me which textbook you’re using and I’ll turn its vocab into full lessons instead of flashcard", "score": 1, "comments": 0, "created_utc": 1794358384.57, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xt41fg/tell_me_which_textbook_youre_using_and_ill_turn/" }, { "title": "Reading as a Beginner who cannot pronounce the language yet.", "score": 1, "comments": 0, "created_utc": 1794357757.722, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xt3t9e/reading_as_a_beginner_who_cannot_pronounce_the/" }, { "title": "I think I figured out how 了 is used to indicate change of state. Let me know if I'm right. Maybe it helps other people.", "score": 1, "comments": 0, "created_utc": 1794355226.754, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/1xt2ur5/i_think_i_figured_out_how_了_is_used_to_indicate/" }, { "title": "Gifted this, but can't read. 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